Q for Eric: DNG Profiling - Color Matching

This question is primarily directed towards Eric in reference to an older tutorial he published on the web:
http://people.csail.mit.edu/ericchan/dp/acr-color-match/
I'm trying to work with the DNG Profile Editor to make a 5D profile that matches Capture One's 5D profile. In the past, I used a similar approach to the old way of profiling in ACR/LR, basically like the old tutorial I referenced above.
With the new DNG PE, how can I perform similar functions with the Tone Curve and Color Table since I can't place sampler points in the DNG image of the color chart? Also, the RGB values in the PE are vastly different (lower) from what I see in Photoshop. Are we supposed to eyeball the adjustments hoping they're in the same neighborhood? Is there a more precise way of doing this?

Hi Terence, there's not a numerical way of doing this in the PE. For now you basically have to try to get the match visually.

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